Biography

Joakim Eskildsen (*1971, Copenhagen, Denmark), trained with Royal Court photographer Mrs. Rigmor Mydtskov (1988-92) in Denmark before studying in Finland at the prestigious University of Art and Design, the so-called Helsinki School. Here he mentions Jyrki Parantainen and Pentti Sammallahti as the most important teachers and mentors. After first book publications (Nordic Signs (1995), Bluetide (1997), iChickenMoon (1999)) Eskildsen published “The Roma Journey” in cooperation with writer Cia Rinne with Steidl in 2007. The book became one of the most successful photo book publications of it’s time and put Eskildsen on the map internationally. Other publications (American Realities (2016) and Cornwall (2018)) and international exhibition projects followed. He is currently working on new book projects and exhibitions: Cuban Evolution (2013-2017) and Home Works I (1986-1995) and Home Wome Works II (2005-2023). Joakim lives and works in the countryside, outside of Berlin.